Order of Scumble River Mysteries Books

The Scumble River Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Denise Swanson. The protagonist is a school psychologist named Skye Denison, who has run into a stretch of bad luck in the big city and has been forced to move home to the small town of Scumble River, Illinois.

Denise Swanson began her Scumble River Mysteries series in 2000 with the novel Murder of a Small-Town Honey. A new novel is published each year in the series. Below is a list of Denise Swanson’s Scumble River Mystery books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):

Publication Order of Scumble River Mysteries Books

Murder of a Small-Town Honey

(2000)

Murder of a Sweet Old Lady

(2001)

Murder of a Sleeping Beauty

(2002)

Murder of a Snake in the Grass

(2003)

Murder of a Barbie and Ken

(2003)

Murder of a Pink Elephant

(2004)

Murder of a Smart Cookie

(2005)

Murder of a Real Bad Boy

(2006)

Murder of a Botoxed Blonde

(2007)

Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry

(2008)

Murder of a Royal Pain

(2009)

Murder of a Wedding Belle

(2010)

Murder of a Bookstore Babe

(2011)

Murder of a Creped Suzette

(2011)

Murder of the Cat's Meow

(2012)

Murder of a Stacked Librarian

(2013)

Murder of a Needled Knitter

(2014)

Murder of an Open Book

(2015)

Publication Order of Scumble River Mysteries Short Stories

Dead Blondes Tell No Tales

(2012)

Not a Monster of a Chance

(2012)

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Scumble River Mysteries Synopses: In Murder of a Small-Town Honey, following a breakup and credit issues, Sky Denison has been forced to return to her hometown of Scumble River, Illinois. But on the bright side, she’s got a new job already – amateur sleuth. The book is the first book in the Scumble River Mysteries by Denise Swanson.

In Murder of a Sweet Old Lady (book 2 of the series), Skye’s grandmother is found dead. The family thinks it’s natural causes, but Skye wants an autopsy. It turns out that she was murdered, but who could have done it? Skye has to find out for herself, but the family doesn’t appreciate her snooping.

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